Los viajeros franceses en busca del Perú antiguo (1821-1914)

“Leer Breve historia de los indios norteamericanos provoca tristeza. Y rabia. Pero es al mismo tiempo una aventura plagada de pequeñas maravillas en forma de personajes como Nube Roja, Toro Sentado o Caballo Loco.” (Paperblog) “Gregorio Doval nos presenta la historia de los indios norteamericanos con toda su crudeza y toda su complejidad. Eran tantas y tan variadas las tribus que poblaban Norteamérica, aunque sólo nos hayamos acostumbrado a los nombres de unas cuantas, que resulta pavoroso saber que la mayoría de ellas fueron exterminadas.” (Blog Historia y libros) Absolutamente...

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Todas las guerras de liberación hunden sus raíces en la primera de todas ellas, la que los españoles libraron, hace exactamente dos siglos, contra los ejércitos de Napoleón. En 1807, el Emperador, embriagado por sus triunfos, lanza sus soldados a la conquista de la Península pensando que será un paseo militar: «Es un juego de niños, esa gente no sabe lo que es un ejército francés; créame, será rápido», declara. Seis años más tarde, 110.000 soldados franceses han encontrado la muerte en España o en Portugal, y la retirada termina ante las murallas de Toulouse. Es todo un...